Monday, May 19, 2014

This
instrument is offered in many options. All of them have the basic
features that make this the quintessential hard rock guitar: mahogany
body, maple top, humbucking pickups and set mahogany neck.

The
body of the new Standard is chambered to create weight relief. Even
though this is a desirable feature to many players that find this guitar
heavy, I prefer the full sound you get from a full body like in the
Traditional Pro.

A nice feature of this model is the push/pull
volume knobs to split the humbuckers and get single coil sounds. With a
minor modification you could have the famous Jimmy Page pickup wiring
installed in this guitar.

The pickups on the Traditional Pro are
the 57' Classic and Burstbucker 3' which have a less pronounced upper
midrange response than the 490R and 498T pickups that used to come with
these guitars.

The neck of the Gibson Les Paul Standard has been
known to be too thick for some hands. The Traditional Pro has the 60's
slim tapered which is thinner and more speed friendly. Another nice
feature of the Traditional Pro are Grover locking tuners.

Gibson Les Paul Standard Traditional Plus Review

This
model is almost identical to the Traditional Pro. The main differences
are that the Plus, in classic Gibson fashion, stands for the highly
figured flamed sunburst finish.

Both pickups are 57' Classic, the
locking tuners have been replaced for the more vintage looking Kluson
style and the neck is the regular 50's design.

Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus Review

The
new Gibson Les Paul Standard electric guitar addresses an issue that
has plagued this instrument since day one, its weight. The thick
mahogany body has acoustic chambers to create weight relief.

This
is of help to many players that after a long day can't take the pain of
carrying around almost 10 pounds of wood. The neck features an
asymmetrical design that is really comfortable to play and features the
new Plek'd setup.

The Burstbucker Pro pickups have substituted the
490R and 498T that came in this guitar for many years, they offer a
great sound. Other extra features are the locking bridge, locking input
jack, locking tuners and transparent control covers.